Leading UK think tank lists basic income in top 10 trends for 2016 see the following source Brenton Caffin Universal basic income moves into beta NESTA December 21 2015 About Joe Timothy Joe Timothy has written 8 articles Joe is currently preparing to study for his PhD in 2016 He is looking into the feasiblity of introducing a Universal Basic Income in the UK He is a keen blogger about social issues politics inequality education and learning View all posts by Joe Timothy Blog Follow One comment NESTA United Kingdom One comment Eagaly Tarian December 27 2015 at 6 18 pm Nice article I agree with the supposition that basic income is an upcoming political trend Particularly from the perspective of the UK it has great potential to unwrap the complex financial mess and vitally achieve this from within the system It could be a viable alternative to a collapse when all of our bubbles eventually burst My worry for the path of basic income is that it will become bundled into Red Scare style tactics by the right wing in the UK One can see enough opposition to Corbyn s Labour party on the basis of largely unfounded propaganda The bifurcation point for basic income in the UK and the EU will be the point at which it either becomes reconciled with the European idea of a Social State or whether the forces of the free market will forbid such governmental interference in the economic sphere Reply Leave a Reply Cancel reply Your email address will not be published Required fields are marked Name Email Website Comment Sign me up for the newsletter Opinions Reviews Interview with Zoltan Istvan US presidential candidate in support of basic income February 12 2016 No comments Scott Santens basic income log the importance of security February 5 2016 No comments Towards a Universal Basic Income in France elements for a debate February 1 2016 No comments From the web Ian Sparks and Andy Lines Switzerland government plans to give all adults 425 a week to end poverty Italy Campaign in Campania seeks ten thousand signatures for basic income The Economist Basically Unaffordable Audio A Feminist Case For A Universal Basic Income Join us on Facebook Popular Posts INTERNATIONAL Christopher Pissarides a Nobel Laureate argues for UBI at the World Economic Forum at Davos 7 732 views posted on February 6 2016 FINLAND Basic income experiment what we know 3 066 views posted on December 9 2015 DENMARK Private Bank Predicts Europe Will Consider Basic Income in 2016 3 033 views posted on January 22 2016 SWITZERLAND Parliament rejects basic income initiative but poll shows popular support 2 760 views posted on October 3 2015 SWITZERLAND Only 2 of people would stop working if they had a basic income 1 990 views posted on January 28 2016 UK Green MP tables motion for basic income study 1 753 views posted on January 22 2016 SWITZERLAND Government reacts negatively to UBI proposal 1 605 views posted on August 29 2014 FRANCE Minister of Economy says he is open

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Caroline Lucas Archives | BIEN For A Universal Basic Income Join us on Facebook Popular Posts INTERNATIONAL Christopher Pissarides a Nobel Laureate argues for UBI at the World Economic Forum at Davos 7 732 views posted on February 6 2016 FINLAND Basic income experiment what we know 3 066 views posted on December 9 2015 DENMARK Private Bank Predicts Europe Will Consider Basic Income in 2016 3 033 views posted on January 22 2016 SWITZERLAND Parliament rejects basic income initiative but poll shows popular support 2 760 views posted on October 3 2015 SWITZERLAND Only 2 of people would stop working if they had a basic income 1 990 views posted on January 28 2016 UK Green MP tables motion for basic income study 1 753 views posted on January 22 2016 SWITZERLAND Government reacts negatively to UBI proposal 1 605 views posted on August 29 2014 FRANCE Minister of Economy says he is open to basic income 1 421 views posted on January 26 2016 FINLAND New Government Commits to a Basic Income Experiment 1 239 views posted on June 16 2015 Analysing Social Policy Concepts and Language Comparative and transnational perspectives by Daniel Béland and Klaus Petersen eds a review 751 views posted on September 4 2015 More news on basic income About BIEN The Basic Income Earth Network BIEN aims at bridging all supporters of basic income across the World More about us About BIEN National Regional Affiliates Contact Membership NewsFlash Press room Recent news JAPAN TV program touching BI broadcasts on 11th Feb INTERNATIONAL Christopher Pissarides a Nobel Laureate argues for UBI at the World Economic Forum at Davos QUÉBEC Minister of Employment appointed to work on basic income SWITZERLAND Robots for Basic Income dance at Davos Deadline for proposals for the 2016 BIEN Congress extended to Feb 29 News by

UK: Green MP Pushes for Parliament Debate on Basic Income So far the motion has already been supported by 8 other MPs 7 Scottish National Party members and one Labour MP Following international developments in Finland Netherlands and Switzerland the idea was recently endorsed by two prominent British think tanks the Royal Society of Arts and Nesta This triggered an unprecedented wave of media attention and the idea has started to gain credibility in British public opinion This EDM is a great opportunity to gather wider support UK Parliamentary picture is reproduced with the permission of Parliament About Stanislas Jourdan Stanislas Jourdan has written 30 articles Co Founder of the French Movement for basic income Also journalist in a previous life View all posts by Stanislas Jourdan Blog Twitter Facebook Google Follow 2 comments Caroline Lucas Green Party United Kingdom 2 comments Fiona McCormick January 23 2016 at 1 15 pm I am a single 59 year old Lady unemployed not from choice I have No Savings or Pension I have worked for 35 years of my life I am White British I have had No heating at all for 5 years I only get Universal Credit in January 2016 they paid me 525 my Rent is 450 I paid 30 into my Electric meter which only covers cooking once a day for 10 mins 1 load of washing and lights sparingly I paid 20 into my phone I am living on Bread and Jam and have 2 weeks to go until I get my Next Universal Credit payment I used to have a life but I do not have one any more it is just existing I am one of the Ladies who falls in to the 6 year Pension trap I am going to be stuck on Universal Credit for the next 6 years I do not know how I am going to Manage I can t see anyone Employing me at 60 I have already done lots of voluntary work which has made me feel utterly worthless when I am struggling to feed myself Reply Sam Spruce January 23 2016 at 5 07 pm Not only is a basic income necessary it is the only cooperative constructive and humane way forward in a totally financially dependent society Reply Leave a Reply to Fiona McCormick Cancel reply Your email address will not be published Required fields are marked Name Email Website Comment Sign me up for the newsletter Opinions Reviews Interview with Zoltan Istvan US presidential candidate in support of basic income February 12 2016 No comments Scott Santens basic income log the importance of security February 5 2016 No comments Towards a Universal Basic Income in France elements for a debate February 1 2016 No comments From the web Ian Sparks and Andy Lines Switzerland government plans to give all adults 425 a week to end poverty Italy Campaign in Campania seeks ten thousand signatures for basic income The Economist Basically Unaffordable Audio A Feminist Case For A Universal Basic Income Join us on Facebook Popular Posts

Joe Timothy, Author at BIEN Basic Income Grant December 19 2015 Joe Timothy News News events President Hage Geingob announced new plans to eradicate poverty by 2025 At the heart of his strategy is the introduction of basic income grants Read more 2 comments Namibia Scott Santens Universal Basic Income Will Likely Increase Social Cohesion December 7 2015 Joe Timothy Article From the web It can be easy to get carried away in emotional ideological debates about the validity of Universal Basic Income as a new welfare model However Scott Santens argues that there is no need for it at all He maintains that there is enough scientific evidence out there to demonstrate the benefits of UBI beyond a reasonable doubt Using evidence from studies carried out in Namibia Read more Leave a comment Neil Jacobstein The Future of Work Managing the Benefits and Risks of Artificial Intelligence December 4 2015 Joe Timothy Article From the web One of the most common arguments for a Basic Income given by advocates is the inevitable rise in job automation and the growth in artificial intelligence In this article Jacobstein outlines his fears about the impact that A I will have on white collar work He envisages a future when the speed of development in A I far outweighs societies ability to create new jobs Jacobstein then Read more Leave a comment Opinions Reviews Interview with Zoltan Istvan US presidential candidate in support of basic income February 12 2016 No comments Scott Santens basic income log the importance of security February 5 2016 No comments Towards a Universal Basic Income in France elements for a debate February 1 2016 No comments From the web Ian Sparks and Andy Lines Switzerland government plans to give all adults 425 a week to end poverty Italy Campaign in Campania seeks ten thousand signatures for basic income The Economist Basically Unaffordable Audio A Feminist Case For A Universal Basic Income Join us on Facebook Popular Posts INTERNATIONAL Christopher Pissarides a Nobel Laureate argues for UBI at the World Economic Forum at Davos 7 732 views posted on February 6 2016 FINLAND Basic income experiment what we know 3 066 views posted on December 9 2015 DENMARK Private Bank Predicts Europe Will Consider Basic Income in 2016 3 033 views posted on January 22 2016 SWITZERLAND Parliament rejects basic income initiative but poll shows popular support 2 760 views posted on October 3 2015 SWITZERLAND Only 2 of people would stop working if they had a basic income 1 990 views posted on January 28 2016 UK Green MP tables motion for basic income study 1 753 views posted on January 22 2016 SWITZERLAND Government reacts negatively to UBI proposal 1 605 views posted on August 29 2014 FRANCE Minister of Economy says he is open to basic income 1 421 views posted on January 26 2016 FINLAND New Government Commits to a Basic Income Experiment 1 239 views posted on June 16 2015 Analysing Social Policy Concepts and Language Comparative and transnational

CANADA: Edmonton mayor moots twin basic income pilot with Calgary | BIEN Leaders and Legacies June 1 2015 Roderick Benns Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi vows to take leadership on basic income guarantee issue Leaders and Legacies May 9 2015 About Will Wachtmeister Will Wachtmeister has written 32 articles Will is a journalist writer and translator based in Malmö Sweden View all posts by Will Wachtmeister Blog Follow One comment Canada One comment cjdew June 23 2015 at 2 51 pm Post Capitalism Rise of the Collaborative Commons https medium com basic income post capitalism rise of the collaborative commons 62b0160a7048 Reply Leave a Reply Cancel reply Your email address will not be published Required fields are marked Name Email Website Comment Sign me up for the newsletter Opinions Reviews Interview with Zoltan Istvan US presidential candidate in support of basic income February 12 2016 No comments Scott Santens basic income log the importance of security February 5 2016 No comments Towards a Universal Basic Income in France elements for a debate February 1 2016 No comments From the web Ian Sparks and Andy Lines Switzerland government plans to give all adults 425 a week to end poverty Italy Campaign in Campania seeks ten thousand signatures for basic income The Economist Basically Unaffordable Audio A Feminist Case For A Universal Basic Income Join us on Facebook Popular Posts INTERNATIONAL Christopher Pissarides a Nobel Laureate argues for UBI at the World Economic Forum at Davos 7 732 views posted on February 6 2016 FINLAND Basic income experiment what we know 3 066 views posted on December 9 2015 DENMARK Private Bank Predicts Europe Will Consider Basic Income in 2016 3 033 views posted on January 22 2016 SWITZERLAND Parliament rejects basic income initiative but poll shows popular support 2 760 views posted on October 3 2015 SWITZERLAND Only 2 of people would stop working if they had a basic income 1 990 views posted on January 28 2016 UK Green MP tables motion for basic income study 1 753 views posted on January 22 2016 SWITZERLAND Government reacts negatively to UBI proposal 1 605 views posted on August 29 2014 FRANCE Minister of Economy says he is open to basic income 1 421 views posted on January 26 2016 FINLAND New Government Commits to a Basic Income Experiment 1 239 views posted on June 16 2015 Analysing Social Policy Concepts and Language Comparative and transnational perspectives by Daniel Béland and Klaus Petersen eds a review 751 views posted on September 4 2015 More news on basic income About BIEN The Basic Income Earth Network BIEN aims at bridging all supporters of basic income across the World More about us About BIEN National Regional Affiliates Contact Membership NewsFlash Press room Recent news JAPAN TV program touching BI broadcasts on 11th Feb INTERNATIONAL Christopher Pissarides a Nobel Laureate argues for UBI at the World Economic Forum at Davos QUÉBEC Minister of Employment appointed to work on basic income SWITZERLAND Robots for Basic Income dance at Davos Deadline for proposals for the 2016 BIEN Congress extended to

Canadian Medical Association Officially Endorses Basic Income consistent and peacefully implementable psycho politico socio economic system wherein there exist both some form and amount of locally appropriate Universally Guaranteed Personal Income UGI and some form and amount of locally appropriate Maximum Allowable Personal Wealth MAW with both the lower bound on guarantee personal income and the upper bound on personal material wealth set and adjusted periodically and democratically by all participants of a democratic society Socioeconomic Democracy is easily implemented with elementary Public Choice Theory The median values of society s preference distributions regarding these two crucial societal parameters peacefully democratically and unambiguously resolve the matter An alternative to Socioeconomic Democracy as defined above would be where the two economic boundaries were considered and established by say the legislative branch of a Representative Democracy A Bibliography of Socioeconomic Democracy is available at http www centersds com biblio htm Reply Leave a Reply Cancel reply Your email address will not be published Required fields are marked Name Email Website Comment Sign me up for the newsletter Opinions Reviews Interview with Zoltan Istvan US presidential candidate in support of basic income February 12 2016 No comments Scott Santens basic income log the importance of security February 5 2016 No comments Towards a Universal Basic Income in France elements for a debate February 1 2016 No comments From the web Ian Sparks and Andy Lines Switzerland government plans to give all adults 425 a week to end poverty Italy Campaign in Campania seeks ten thousand signatures for basic income The Economist Basically Unaffordable Audio A Feminist Case For A Universal Basic Income Join us on Facebook Popular Posts INTERNATIONAL Christopher Pissarides a Nobel Laureate argues for UBI at the World Economic Forum at Davos 7 732 views posted on February 6 2016 FINLAND Basic income experiment what we know 3 066 views posted on December 9 2015 DENMARK Private Bank Predicts Europe Will Consider Basic Income in 2016 3 033 views posted on January 22 2016 SWITZERLAND Parliament rejects basic income initiative but poll shows popular support 2 760 views posted on October 3 2015 SWITZERLAND Only 2 of people would stop working if they had a basic income 1 990 views posted on January 28 2016 UK Green MP tables motion for basic income study 1 753 views posted on January 22 2016 SWITZERLAND Government reacts negatively to UBI proposal 1 605 views posted on August 29 2014 FRANCE Minister of Economy says he is open to basic income 1 421 views posted on January 26 2016 FINLAND New Government Commits to a Basic Income Experiment 1 239 views posted on June 16 2015 Analysing Social Policy Concepts and Language Comparative and transnational perspectives by Daniel Béland and Klaus Petersen eds a review 751 views posted on September 4 2015 More news on basic income About BIEN The Basic Income Earth Network BIEN aims at bridging all supporters of basic income across the World More about us About BIEN National Regional Affiliates Contact Membership NewsFlash Press room Recent news

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